Civil society urges action against framing of Kashmiris in fake cases
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Srinagar: Civil society activists in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir have voiced grave concerns over the growing trend of unlawful detentions and fabricated cases against Kashmiris, terming it a blatant attempt by New Delhi to suppress political dissent.
According to Kashmir Media Service, citing recent instances, activists highlighted the detention of two Kashmiri women under the draconian Public Safety Act (PSA) on concocted charges of supporting the pro-freedom movement. They described such actions as mere frustration on the part of the Indian authorities to curb the legitimate struggle for the right to self-determination.
Since the revocation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019, over 25,525 Kashmiris have been incarcerated, with more than 172,464 arrests made in the last 35 years. Civil society termed these mass arrests and linking of the Kashmir freedom movement to terrorism as violations of international laws, including the Geneva Conventions on prisoners’ rights.
Activists criticized India’s use of probe agencies to malign the Kashmiris’ struggle and stressed that these actions are bound to fail. They urged global human rights organizations to take immediate notice of the unlawful detentions and hold India accountable for its brazen violations of international norms.
“The resilience and courage of the Kashmiri people will ultimately triumph against Indian oppression,” they asserted, reaffirming faith in the region’s rightful struggle for freedom and justice.
